Hop-trellis



(No Model.)

D. CRAIG. HOP TRELLIS.

Patented July 25 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

DAVID CRAIG, OF MAOLEAY, OREGON.

HOP-YTRAELLIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,991, dated July 25,1893.

Application filed March 1'7, 1893. Serial No. 466,511. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID CRAIG, a citizen 1 of the United States,residing at Macleay, in

' act description of the invention, such as will improved trellis.

enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to an improvement in hop trellises. v

The invention will first be described in conncction with theaccompanying drawing, and then pointed out in the claim.

The drawing is a perspective View of my Referring to the drawing, A arefront posts, arranged in a row at one end of the hop-yard, and B arerear posts arranged at the other end of the hop-yard. The distances ator b between the posts in the respective rows A or B, measured fromcenter to center, is equal to the distance apart of the hop-vines 1,which is usually about eight feet. O are central or intermediate posts,which are located between the rows A and B. It

will be noticed that the distance a between the posts 0 is three timesthe distance a or b.

D are stakes to which the suspension wires E are attached at each end;said wires also passing over the tops of the posts 0 where they arepermanently secured by staples 2.

F are longitudinal Wires, each Wire passing once around its respectiveposts A and B and secured to a stake-G at each end, part of the wires Fbeing supported by means of S- shaped hooks 3, attached to thesuspensionwires E, and those Wires F nearest the posts Obeing supportedby upturned hooks 4 driven into the sides of the posts, eight inchesfrom top of post.

,H are twine hop-supports upon which the hop-vines are trained asdesired; these supports being connected by a horizontal cord or wire 1,running one foot to one and one-half feet below the wires F, by means ofwhich connecting cord or wire, all slipping 'of the twine hop -supportslongitudinally on the wires F is prevented. It will be noticed that bymy construction the Wires E and F not only serve to sustain the weightof the hopvines, but also act as braces for their respective posts, bybeing fastened 'to the stakes at each end. Furthermore, by using thesuspension wires E, I avoid the use of so many posts as are commonlyused in those trellises with which I am acquainted; thus givingmore roomin the hop'yard, both in cultivating. and in picking the hops, savingthe first cost of the posts, and also saving the expense of theirrenewal, as they decay in a short time. But the most important advantageof my construction is that the wires F may be unhooked fromt-heirsupport-s and lowered to the ground to permit the hop-pickers toreadily reach all parts of the plants, and, after the hops have beenpicked, the wires F with'the vines attached may be hung up again. Itwill be noticed that each intermediate post O supports eighteenhop-vines, wher eas in all the trellises with which I am acquainted, notmore than six vines could be supported by one post.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, i's- In a hop trellis, thecombination with the two series of end posts, and the two series ofstakes G arranged outside of and aligned with said posts, theintermediate posts O one at each side of the trellis in line between theouter posts at the ends thereof, the stakes D, arranged outside of andin line with the posts 0, the wire E,'secured to said stakes and also tothe tops of posts O, said wire extending transversely across the trellisand being provided with. depending hooks 3, the Wires F, having endloops embracing the several stakes G, said wires F being each looselyconnected to the upper portions of one pair of the end posts and havingits central portion in position to engage the depending. hooks on thetransverse wire E, and cords attached to the wires F and adapted tosupport the vines, substantially as described and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID CRAIG. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. I-IoLMEs, WEBSTER HOLMES.

